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Making a tree is as fun as buying one, and more kid-friendly
Susan Cosgrove's two-year-old son has autism and isn't ready for a real Christmas tree this year. "It was a safety issue as far as him pu...
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My dad was disabled, and cooler than most
Earlier this month Bill Peace, a visiting professor at Syracuse University, disability advocate and author of the blog Bad Cripple, poste...
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NHS failed to probe unexpected deaths in disabled patients
Earlier this year I hung up the phone with Sara Ryan, mom to Connor Sparrowhawk (above right) an 18-year-old with autism and an intellect...
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Program gets kids of all abilities up and active
Igniting Fitness Possibilities (IFP) is a Holland Bloorview program designed to get kids of all abilities active in fitness and sports. I...
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Putting autism risks in context
Sigh.It's too bad this illustration that ran with a piece in theNew York Times' Motherlode column about antidepressant use duringpregnanc...
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The blame game: It's got to go
Yesterday we ran a beautiful piece by Keith McArthur, about his family's nine-year search to get a genetic diagnosis for his son Bryson.W...
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'Travelling, side by side, through these villages of grief'
Charlotte Schwartz (above right) holds Isaiah, 4, with husband Seth and Rivers. Isaiah has a rare metabolic disease called Galactosemia, ...
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We need disability rights, not days
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.I'm not a fan of awareness days.I know they're unlikely to prompt us to unearth t...
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A face is only part of the story
Producer and photographer Tanya Workman, right, with Charlene Guenette. Tanya interviewed and took photos of Charlene for The Difference ...
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A son's disability gives this dad a deadline for adventure
Yesterday I heard a fabulous podcast on The New Family, a Canadian blog by Brandie Weikle that shares unique stories about all the differ...
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